Tranquil Tracheotomy, by Injecting Cocaine Within the Windpipe

OCT. II xxgO] TANQUIL TRACH.EOTOMY.capaciby of the 4.QODO or more children treated annualIy sh-old gor 6ar toward covering, thie expenditure.Finally,, we would plead that the matter is very urgent.First, owing to. the crying need; one cannot walk through the, streets witlhout seeing, children and adults crippled for want of treatment.Secondly, because the local authorities are now becoming, alive to the, conditiien, of affairs, and are anxious for some- tlhing to be done.A genieral organization is wanted for te.efflicient coordination of' the work rather than any cwxpulipion of local auLhorities.'In both Shropshire.an-St -ordslire, wlhere the authorities are already at woril,.there is general eagerness to, join in the local organization.'Thirdly. a unique.opportunitz is presented now.The Ministry of Pensions is organizing ortliopaedic hospitals and clinics,, on similar lines to those6 described, for men crippled in the war; is providing ttiom withi the special departments, supnplying, the appraus neessary, and is staffin thlem w.tli suraeons trained' ia.ortliopaedic prin- ciPles,.mauy of whoLu have had, much experieice with crippled children.Tlhese.pensions hospitals will at first be fully occupied, but before many months there, wilT be a diminution in the needs of the soldier cripples.Then will come a time when they will have to be cut down, and-their staffs gradually.dispersed, utilesa tie.Ministry of Health has made its plans in advance and obtained the necessary financial provision for taking them over, either in part for children's work only, or as a whole with the responsibility of such war wark as remains to be done.The opportunity is